Re: Should I bed my rifle??
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SDWhirlwind</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Holy shit I can't believe some of the comments, "sounds different", "feels different", "I can sleep at night without pissing myself", "I wake up with a bigger piss hardon now that my rifle is bedded"!!!!!
If the SOB shoots 1/2moa or less those that 'think' it can't end up worse don't have much bedding experience!!!!! Pretty easy to get a pressure point and can end up with vertical or horizontal stringing if not done right. Better yet glue that nice accurate barrel into the Mickey and then you know it isn't going anywhere! First off, you have to have enough experience to KNOW FOR A FACT that it is a bedding or rifle issue before you glob a bunch of shit into your stock without ever doing it before because someone else with the same or less experience on the internet typed that 'you should do it just because'!!! The internet sure as hell made almost everyone an expert that can read!
I know I am coming off as being a prick to those of you who will respond as such but damn, I get tired of all the "I think", "It should" and "I read" comments posted from those who usually know less than those asking.
Yea, I have some experience at bedding, probably over 100 different rifles/brands over the last 25+ yrs. I cannot guarantee any better accuracy nor 1/2 the time notice much of a difference in accuracy after being bedded. Most of my rifles are pillar bedded, a few of my pdog guns in factory wood stocks and even a couple of synthetics are not bedded and if I miss it damn sure isn't because of bedding issues. Either my dumb ass not reading the wind right or being too lazy to pick up the Leica and range my target because "I thought" I knew how far it was. Oh, and I have worn out 1 Rockchucker and have 80K+ rounds of reloads under my belt so I am not a newbie.
So, my opinion, unless you know you can do it right buy ammo instead. Biggest issue is to assure a floating barrel, actions screws torqued even, a trigger that breaks consistent, free of parallax, proper technique on your part and consistent ammo. Then if you can't sleep at night, somebody told you to do it or whatever than I would spend the money to assure it is done right and is beneficial to accuracy, then with experience you will know whether or not what you spend or did helped or hurt!
To those who have read, heard, or think they know....keep your opinions to yourself cause telling me I am a dumb, stupid, arrogant prick isn't going to change my mind on bedding or even change my opinions on internet posters and how they learned what they think they did. I am typing this from experience, not from what I read.
Hope this helps those who were asking
Respectfully,
Dennis</div></div>
Thanks Dennis, lol . I know I don't want to do it myself! The gun is GTG and so is the ammo. I have been working on good technique and form. I was just sitting here thinking and if I do have it done I will just take it to SAC. I know Mark does good work and it will be done right- and I would have a piece of mind that a professional did the bedding job- not me haha
